US1591860A - Vegetable peeler - Google Patents

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5. J. M GINNIS VEGETABLE PEELER July 6,1926. I 1,591,860

Filed Feb. 26, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet l I I \q Q I f amulet July 6 1926.

7 1,591,860 5. J. MOGINNIS VEGETABLE PEELER Filed Feb. 26, 1925 2 Sheets$heet 2 Patented July 6, 1926.

PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL J. MOGINNIS, OF NATIONAL, WASHINGTON.

VEGETABLE PEELEB.

- Application filed February 26, 1925. Serial No. 11,811.

This invention relates to an implement primarily adapted for peeling vegetables or the like by electricity very rapidly and ex editiously.

t is aimed to provide a construction wherein a cutter having spiral blades is rotatable within a casing, and the casing has an vo ening to facilitate engagement with the blades and an opening for discharge of peelings.

- Another object is to provide a construction wherein the parts are efliciently mounted and centered and have automatic control with respect to the source of electrical eni nother object is to provide a particular construction wherein the parts are connected together and the bearmgs on the cutter shaft are efiiciently supported.

An operative embodiment is illustrated 1n accompanying drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevation partly broken away; I

Figure-2 a bottom plan view with the bandle broken away;

Figure 3 is a lon 'tudinal sectional view with the handle bro en away;

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional vlew taken on a plane indicated by the line 44 of Figure 3;

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on a plane indicated by the line 5-5 of Figure 3; and

Figure 6 is a detail view illustratingthe control switch.

In reducing the invention to practice, a preferably cylindrical casing is provlded as at 10 and which is preferably made from aluminum although no limitation in this respect is to be incurred. The casing is closed at one end by a wall 11 preferably integral therewith.

Located within the casing is a rotatable cutter generally designated 12. This cutter has a shaft 13 which is journaled in the wall 11.

At one end, the casing 10 is preferably enlarged and provided with'a solid portion as at 13 against the end of which a frame 14 is detachably fitted or fastened by means of bolts or the 1ike'15. Slidable'in a rectan lar slot 16 of said frame is a bearing 17 m the form of a follower. Shaft 13 at the adjacent end has a head 19 thereon and bearing balls or the like 20 are interposed between said head and the annular wall of the hearing follower 17. Said hearing follower 17 1S urged upwardly by an expansive spring 18 and the follower is movable downwardly a amst the tension of that spring by means 0 a screw rod 20 bearing agamst the same and screw threaded in the frame 14. In this way, the shaft 13 may be effectively centered and maintained in pro or position.

At the other end of the cylin rical casing 10, a bearing frame 31 similar to that at 14 s provided and it has a slot 32 correspondmg to slot 16 and a follower bearing 33, spring 34 and screw 35, corresponding to the bearmg 17, spring 19 and screw 20. At this end of the casing, a suitable handle is provided seat 36 which for instance may be made of wood. Bolts or screws 37 throu h the wall 11, frame 31 and handle 36 an serve to secure the frame 31 and han dle rigidly in place.

A flexible shaft 38 extends from a suitable electric motor or the like longitudinally and centrally of the handle and at the forward end of the latter has a clutch head 39 provided with an extension 40 separably dis posed 1n a slot 41 at the adjacent end of shaft 13. In this manner separable connec-" tion between the flexible shaft and the cutter shaft 13 is provided and these parts may pass be assembled and inspected through the adj ustment or removal of bolts or set screws 37. A thumb loop 42 is mounted on handle 36. The current to the electric motor (not shown) which drives shaft 38 may be controlled in any suitable manner and preferably from a switch preferably of the push button type, located this end, a recess 43 is provided in the handle and spaced contacts 44 in the motor circuit are mounted. in said recess. A plunger 45 arranged for convenient operation y the thumb in loop 42 is rovided to bridge said contacts 44, and 45 esignates a spring to hold plunger 45 out of engagement with contacts 44 when released.

The knives or blades of the knife 12 preferably are in the form of bars 46 as shown spirally arranged and having cutting edges as at 47. These knives successively engage vegetables or the like through the medium of a suitable sized slot as at 49. The blades at each endhave spokes 50 connecting them to the shaft. It is to be noted that the blades are of less length than. the cylinder on the handle 36. At

and tirminate short of a peeling discharge opening 51 which is relatively large and below the en argement 13.

In use, potatoes, carrots or other vegetables to be peeled, are brought mto al1nement with the slot 49 and there successively engaged by the blades 46 which peel the same and eject the peelings through the opening 61. The current to operate the cutter is su plied from the motor throu h flexible sha t 88 and the latter drives t e shaft 13 of the cutter.

Various changes may be resorted to promenace vided they fall within the spirit and scope of the invention.

What is claimed is i peeler of the class described having a casing, a rotatable cutter within said casing, said casing having an opening to facilitate engagement of the cutter with vegetables or the like, and a discharge openin adjacent one end, the blades of the rotatfble cutter being spirallvl mounted to insure discharge of eellngs t rough the discharge opening. 11 testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

SAMUEL J. McGINNIS.

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